The History Of Classical Music In 24 Hours

Description

Created from the legendary Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue, The History of
Classical Music in 24 Hours is a collection that can spark a life-long
interest in classical music. Thematically arranged on 24 discs, The History
weaves its way from Medieval Music to Minimalism, with many stops along the
way: The Renaissance, Baroque (vocal and instrumental), the great Concertos,
the Rise of the Virtuoso, a three disc focus on opera and more. Featured are
some of classical music s most popular works: Symphonies from Beethoven,
Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Brahms, perennial favourites including Spring from
the Four Seasons, Barber s Adagio, Ravel s Bolero and Concertos by
Rachmaninov, Dvo ák and Schumann. Artists include Claudio Abbado, Martha
Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo, Emerson String Quartet, Carlos
Kleiber, James Levine, Nathan Milstein, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bryn Terfel and
Fritz Wunderlich Each disc comes with a mini essay available on a dedicated
website. PRODUCT DETAILS 24 CDs housed in 12 double mint packs Dedicated
Website 1. Disc I Music of The Middle Ages (Pérotin, de Machaut) Disc II Music
of the Renaissance (Anonymus, Dufay, Desprez, Dowland, Byrd) 2. Disc III
Baroque Vocal (Bach, Handel) Disc IV Baroque Instrumental (Pachelbel, Handel,
Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell) 3. Disc V The Classical Symphony (Haydn, Mozart,
Beethoven) Disc VI The Classical Concerto (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven) 4. Disc
VII A Trip to France (Berlioz, Cherubin, Auber) Disc VIII The Romantic
Symphony (Schubert, Brahms) 5. Disc IX Cycles and Songs (Schumann, Beethoven,
Schubert) Disc X The Virtuoso I (Chopin, Brahms, Liszt) 6. Disc XI The
Virtuoso II (Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn) Disc XII The Romantic Cello (Dvorák,
Elgar) 7. Disc XIII The Virtuoso III (Schumann, Rachmaninov) Disc XIV Big
Voice, Big Orchestra (Brahms, Wagner, Mahler, R. Strauss) 8. Disc XV Get Your
Program (Sibelius, Smetana, Holst) Disc XVI New Currents (Prokofiev, Bartók,
Shostakovich) 9. Disc XVII A World Re-Arranged (Barber, Britten, Ives,
Stravinsky) Disc XVIII Viva Espagna (Rodrigo, Sor, Albéniz, Villa-Lobos,
Moreno Torroba) 10. Disc XIX Lasting Impressions (Ravel, Debussy) Disc XX 12
Points of View (Berg, Webern, Schoenberg) 11. Disc XXI Minimalism (Rihm,
Adams, Glass) Disc XXII Opera Orchestra (Bizet, Mozart, Mascagni, Rossini,
Wagner etc) 12. Disc XXIII Opera Aria (Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini,
Wagner, Leoncavallo) Disc XXIV Opera – Duets & Chorus (Weber, Verdi,
Beethoven, Purcell)

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 5.31 x 2.8 inches; 1.59 Pounds
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2015
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 20, 2015
• Label ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 24